AVC NOTEBOOK: WOMEN'S HOOPS VIES FOR CHANGE.Byline: Sean Ceglinsky Staff Writer The Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. women's basketball Women's basketball is one of the few games which developed in tandem with men's. It became popular, spreading from the east coast of the United States to the west coast, in large part via women's colleges. team has lost three of its past four games by an average of more than 10 points. Yet coach John Taylor John Taylor, or Johnny Taylor may refer to: Academic figures
adj. Not fazed or disturbed. by the setbacks. In fact, he views the defeats as positive - ones that will hopefully make the team stronger come season's end Season's End are a British band based in Hampshire. They describe themselves as playing Progressive symphonic metal[1], although they are often tagged as a gothic metal band by reviewers and reference sources[2][3]. . ``We're playing a tough schedule against quality teams,'' Taylor said. ``In the short term, our record won't be the best and, we're going to take our lumps. But we'll be prepared because of it.'' Perhaps the third-year coach is on to something, though the team's 4-4 record suggests otherwise. By playing a more intense nonconference schedule, Taylor hopes the team will benefit from its experiences, becoming a more focused unit for Foothill Conference play, which begins Jan. 2 at home against Cerro Coso Life on the hardwood doesn't figure to get any easier this week for AVC (1) (Advanced Video Coding) The video compression techniques used in the H.264 standard, jointly developed by ISO and the ITU-T. See H.264. (2) (Audio Visual C , which opens first-round play in the Sequoias tournament Wednesday against Fresno City at noon. A victory will likely earn the Marauders a second-round game against Ventura, the three-time state champions that has also made the state finals in each of the last five years. ``Everyone is playing pretty well. We just need to do it at the same time,'' Taylor said. ``We're not looking past Fresno City, but we're looking forward. ``We don't want to be the best in team in November and December. We want to be the best team come February and March.'' If AVC is to be that ``best'' team Taylor refers to, the Marauders will need continued efforts from Tiffany Spottiswood, who's been one of the team's most consistent players thus far. The 6-foot-1 post player scores more than 11 points per game and averages a team-high nine rebounds per outing. In addition, the freshman from Palmdale High also has four double-doubles, and Taylor calls her an ``inside force.'' --More hoops: The last time the men's basketball team lost a game was Nov. 14 to L.A. Southwest. Six consecutive victories later, including titles in the Fullerton and Oxnard tournaments, there are few teams hotter in California than the Marauders (9-1), ranked sixth in the state and third in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, . Perhaps coach Newton Chelette said it best about the teams best start in school history: ``The only team that can beat us is us. ``I certainly had expectations entering this season, but this group is surpassing all of them. I didn't expect them to do the things they're doing now so early in the season. The freshman are stepping up, and the sophomores are contributing tremendously.'' AVC hopes its winning ways continue Thursday in its first home of the season against Pasadena at 7 p.m. at Marauder MARAUDER. One who, while employed in the army as a soldier, commits a larceny or robbery in the neighborhood of the camp, or while wandering away from the army. Merl. Repert. h.t. Gym, followed by play in the AVC/McDonald's Tournament throughout weekend. --Quick healer healer Mainstream medicine A romantic synonym for physician. See Traditional healing. : According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Chelette, sophomore Trae Fortier was to have been supposedly resting this weekend while recovering from a nagging hamstring. But Fortier was anything but injured in the Oxnard Tournament final against L.A. Harbor. The 6-6 forward tied a school-record nine steals, added eight points and five rebounds in the 68-56 victory over L.A. Harbor. ``I remember him getting three or four steals, but nine. Damn! That's a lot of steals,'' Chelette said. ``He played some pretty good defense, but that's a reflection of the whole team's play.'' --Recruiting update: Sophomore Jerome Wright Jerome Wright (born 29 October 1985) is an English footballer. He palys as a Midfielder. He is currently playing for Northern Premier League First Division team F.C. United of Manchester. Trivia did just about everything expected of him this season for the football team. The wide receiver set five school records and had team highs in yards receiving (1,003), all-purpose yardage yard·age 1 n. 1. An amount or length measured in yards. 2. Cloth sold by the yard. Noun 1. (1,882) and touchdowns (six), while providing valuable leadership to the more than 50 freshmen on this year's team. About all that's left for Wright now is deciding on where he'll play next - a choice he'll likely make within the next month. ``Right now, I really don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. where I'll go. Whoever has the most interest in me is where I will end up,'' Wright said. Kansas, Kansas State, Oregon State and Hawaii have expressed interest in the 6-foot, 170 pounder from Highland High, who hopes to begin making official visits to the various schools in the next week. ``It's something I've been waiting for, so it's cool,'' Wright said. ``But I'm getting nervous. I set goals for myself, and making it to the next level was one of them. It's going to be accomplished. This is what I've worked so hard for.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Antelope Valley College wide receiver Jerome Wright, right, has been contacted by several Division I schools and should make a decision within the next month. Julio Cortez/Daily News |
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